St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-17
He is Carrying Out a Policy Which Has
Fer It's cbjec: the Attainment
of Two Ends.
One is to Secure Popularity in Bulgaria,
and the Other to Gain Englands
Approval.
Mgr. Persico Well Thought Of in En-
gland--A N0n-P Progressive Post
master General.
The West Clare Dynamite Sensation
Home Secretary Matthews Again
in a Muddle.
BY Cable to the Globe.

By Cable to the Globe
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The circular
which M. De Giers, Russian minister of
foreign affairs, has issued to the powers
on the subject of Prince Ferdinand's as
sumption of the reinS of government of
Bulgaria fully expresses the views of
Russia and France and, Judging from
its general tone, is put forth as feeler.
After giving the reason for Russia atti-
tude the circular requests the powers to
join the cZar's government in protesting
against the validity of Prince Ferdi-
nand's claims and his action in taking
the oath of Office and proclaiming him
self prince of Bulgaria. There is moth
ing in the circular of character de-
noting Russia's determination to ouSt
the new prince at all hazards, but there
is throughout vein of firmneSS in the
note that is calculated to force the hands
of England, Austria and Germany and
cause those powers to say definitely
whether or not they intend to act
strictly in accordance with the treaty of
Berlin, and whether in event of their
taking no part, active or passive,
i'll the Bulgarian muddle, they will
acQuieSce in RuSSia'S maintaining her
rights under the same treaty. All of
the acts OF the new prince of Bulgaria,
thus far, have been performed with
view of reviving the rule of Prince
Alexander and emphasizing the out
rage of his expulsion, and the policy of
Prince Ferdinand in thus acting was
evidently conceived with the idea of Sc
curing for himself the adherence of the
people of Bulgaria, who loved Alexan-
der, and of obtaining the support of
England, the pet of whose queen Prince
Alexander was and still is. If the pref
erences of Queen Victoria prevails, Eng
land will surely support Prince Ferdi-
nand. AS yet, it is not known that the
porte has made any reply to the protest
of Russia presented by the Russian
charge d 'affaires. but it is likely that it
will be acted upon in a manner meas
ureabiy favorable to Russia, since the
sultan has ample excuse for withhold
ing his full recognition. of Prince Ferdi-
nand in the fact that the prince neg
lscted to apply for and receive the
porte's consent to his assuming the
throne before going to Bulgaria, for
mality required by the terms of the
Berlin treaty.
Mgr. PerSicO, the pope's special COM
missioner to Ireland is, gradually max
ing his way through the country, visit
ing the archbiShops and bishops en-
route. He is at present the guest of Rt.
Rev. Bartholomew, WOOdlOck, bishop of
Armagh, at LOngfOrd.
Mgr. PersicO, since the presentation
of his report to the vatican, has greatly
arisin in the esteem of the Irish people
and their admiration of him is enthusi-
astically manifested whenever he ap-
pears in public.
WANTS NO REFORM.
Henry Cecil Raikes, the postmaster
general, appears to be uncOmprOmis-
ingly opposed to the adoption of reforms
and improvements in the telegraphic
refused to consider proposal to put in
operation a system of half rates tele-
grams to be transmitted during the
night, as is done in America, on the
ground that he did not think it advisa-
bic to try any new experiments, and to-
night, in reply to proposal by Jacob
Bright, member for Manchester, to dis
cuss the subject of long distance
telephony he declared that he very
much doubted the advantage of sys-
TEN enabling conversation to be car
ried on between the great towns of Eng
land. The present system of cOmmuni-
cation, he said. had hitherto sufficed
and he could see no reason why it
should not answer for the future. And
yet Mr.. RaikeS is one of the chief Off
GERS of a government where people are
foremost in enlightenment and delight
in the belief that they are abreast, if
not rather in advance, of other countries
in the adoption of progressive ideas.
CAUSED A SENSATION.
The attempt to blow up the West
Clare railway brid e. near Ennis, to-
day, has created great sensation. The
outrage is attributed, of course, to the
American section of the Irish dynamit-
ers, and in support of this opinion at
tentiOn is drawn to the fact that the
cartridges that did not explode are of
the American stripe. This is not the
most conclusive evidence that could be
brought, but it is quite sufficient to sat
isfy the police and public that the plot
was conceived and executed by Irish
Americans. 1t is more probable, how
ever, that the outrage was the work of
discharged employees, or peasants actu-
ated by some real or fancied grievance
against the railway.
MADE A SECOND MISTAKE.
Home Secretary Matthews is in
very hot water owing to his attitude in
the case of the Jew, Lipski, and it is
more than likely that the affair will so
increase his already great unpOpularity
that he will be compelled to resign.
Should he do so it is not believed that
his colleagues will again, as they did in
the Cass case, request of him the with
drawal of his resignation.